Scholarships

Flinders is pleased to offer Scholarships for excellence in the field of Academics, Music (Instrumental), Sports (Swimming and Basketball) and General Excellence(Excelling in the likes of Academics and other disciplines such as Leadership and Community involvement). Our Flinders Scholarships are open to external applicants for either Carrum Downs or Tyabb Campuses. All applying families and students must be willing to support the College's values and faith tenets and positively contribute to the community.

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. All Scholarship applications are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.

We are offering both full and half scholarships for the tuition component of school fees. All successful scholarship students will still need to cover the cost of levies, camps, stationery, electronic devices (Secondary) and any other costs that do not form part of the annual tuition fees. Scholarships will be tenable until the end of Year 12.

Scholarship Requirements

All Scholarships

• All students need to complete our online Scholarship application which requires a non-refundable $100 administration fee.
• Please note that the Flinders Scholarships applications are only open to students not currently enrolled at the College.
• All Scholarship offers are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.
  
• Selected students and families will be invited to an interview by the Head of Campus and/or Executive Principal.

Academic and General Excellence Scholarships

• Selected students applying for either an Academic or General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in a Scholarship examination.
  

Music Scholarships

• Selected students applying for a Music Scholarship will complete a Music audition with the Head of Music/Performing Arts. Auditions will be arranged in Term 3.

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. As a guide, we are seeking students meeting the following minimum entry levels per Scholarship category:

Basketball Scholarships

• Currently in a Representative level basketball team, a State Basketball team, or a State Basketball development program.
  

Swimming Scholarships

• Currently competing in the State Swimming and/or National Swimming Championships.

Academic Scholarships

• An Academic scholarship application will be assessed independently via the Scholarship test, but students typically maintain an average of 85% and above.

General Excellence Scholarships

• General Excellence applications are typical students who demonstrate sound academic aptitude and achievement; exemplary work ethic and character; and all-around ability and enthusiasm across various disciplines, including but not limited to Leadership, Community Engagement, Sports, Music and Performing Arts etc. Selected students applying for General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in the Scholarship Academic test.

Music Scholarships

• A Musical Scholarship application will be assessed via a music audition, but they are already at a minimum AMEB Grade 6 standard or above.